differo

Latin

Etymology

From dif- (“apart”) +‎ ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdif.fe.roː/

Verb

present active differō, present infinitive differre, perfect active distulī, supine dīlātum. (irregular)

1. (transitive) I carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate.
2. (transitive, figuratively) I distract, disquiet or disturb someone; confound.
3. (transitive, figuratively) I spread, publish, circulate, divulge; cry down, defame.
4. (transitive, figuratively) I defer, put off, protract, delay, adjourn.
5. (intransitive) I am different, differ, vary.

Inflection

Irregular, but resembling the third conjugation. The principal parts come from several different words originally.

    Third Conjugation ferō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	differō	differs	differt	differimus	differtis	differunt
	future	differam	differēs	differet	differēmus	differētis	different
	imperfect	differēbam	differēbās	differēbat	differēbāmus	differēbātis	differēbant
	perfect	distulī	distulistī	distulit	distulimus	distulistis	distulērunt
	future perfect	distulerō	distuleris	distulerit	distulerimus	distuleritis	distulerint
	pluperfect	distuleram	distulerās	distulerat	distulerāmus	distulerātis	distulerant
passive	present	differor	differris	differtur	differimur	differiminī	differuntur
	future	differar	differēris	differētur	differēmur	differēminī	differentur
	imperfect	differēbar	differēbāris	differēbātur	differēbāmur	differēbāminī	differēbantur
	perfect	Use dīlātus m, dīlāta f, dīlātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dīlātus m, dīlāta f, dīlātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dīlātus m, dīlāta f, dīlātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	differam	differās	differat	differāmus	differātis	differant
	imperfect	differrem	differrēs	differret	differrēmus	differrētis	differrent
	perfect	distulerim	distulerīs	distulerit	distulerīmus	distulerītis	distulerint
	pluperfect	distulissem	distulissēs	distulisset	distulissēmus	distulissētis	distulissent
passive	present	differar	differāris	differātur	differāmur	differāminī	differantur
	imperfect	differrer	differrēris	differrētur	differrēmur	differrēminī	differrentur
	perfect	Use dīlātus m, dīlāta f, dīlātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dīlātus m, dīlāta f, dīlātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	differ	differtō	differtō	differre	differtor	differtor
	plural	differte	differtōte	differuntō	differiminī	—	differuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		differre	distulisse	dīlātūrus esse	differrī	dīlātus esse	dīlātum iri
participles		differēns (differentis)	—	dīlātūrus -ra, -rum	—	dīlātus -a, -um	differendus -nda, -ndum

Derived terms

differēns differenter differentia differitās dīlātiō

dīlātō dīlātor dīlātōrius dīlātūra dīlātus

Related terms

Related terms

adferō / afferō auferō circumferō cōnferō dēferō dīlātātiō

dīlātātor efferō ferō īnferō interferō

intrōferō offerō perferō postferō praeferō

praeterferor prōferō referō sufferō trānsferō

Descendants

Catalan: diferir English: differ French: différer

Italian: differire Portuguese: diferir Spanish: diferir

References

• differo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879